Medical Misnomers: Explaining “Cortisol Face”
Introduction Anyone scrolling through social media platforms lately has probably been served a buffet of new health afflictions to self-diagnose. One such dysfunction is being described as “cortisol face.” To laymen, the cortisol face trending online is a puffy, swollen look caused by elevated cortisol from stress. Most often, proclamations about cortisol face are followed by a sales pitch. Perhaps a supplement (“Link in bio”) could fix the problem, or personalized lifestyle coaching...
